Astrocetus
Astrocetus Egg & Breeding Calculator
After hatching or birth, the baby Astrocetus matures over an extremely long period, one of the longest in the game, reaching adulthood in about 3 days and 20 hours at 1x maturation. The most labor-intensive part is the baby phase (0–10% maturation) when it can't use a Feeding Trough yet.
Offspring inherit parental stats and have a small chance to mutate, gaining +2 levels in a random stat. Use the breeding calculator to plan food requirements, incubation timers, and maturation phases.
The Astrocetus's growth progresses through three stages: Baby (0–10%) lasts ~556 min and requires constant hand-feeding. Juvenile (10–50%) spans ~37h - it can eat from a Trough now. Adolescent (50–100%) takes ~46h - continues eating from troughs, nearly fully grown.
Imprint bonuses are significant: a fully imprinted Astrocetus gains 30% extra damage and damage resistance with its imprinter mounted. Imprint requests include cuddling, walks, and specific kibble - check the wiki for which kibble to stockpile.
Incubation Time
4h 0m 0s
Elapsed Time
2h 18m 54s
Maturation Time Left
43h 58m 53s
Time to Juvenile
2h 18m 53s
Total Food Items
1967
items
Food to Adult
1284
items
Food Per Hour
81
Food Capacity
1000
items
Baby Hand Feed For
N/A
1.6% maturation
Cuddle Interval
0s
Imprint Per Cuddle
0%
Max Imprint
0.0%
Use the raising calculator to plan food requirements for raising Astrocetus babies through all three growth stages. The Baby phase (0–10%) takes ~556 minutes and is the most hands-on, requiring direct feeding or a Maewing.
The multiplier feature helps plan large-scale Astrocetus raises by totaling food across all babies. Consider food spoilage when choosing what to feed: Kibble lasts days, while Raw Meat spoils in minutes.
Raising CalculatorFrom 5% - use slider above to adjust
Food per item
30
Stack size
100
Eats at 5%
67.27 food/min
Maturation
46h 17m 46s
| Phase | Duration |  Mejoberry |
|---|---|---|
 BabyNeed this much for 5% to 10% | 2h 18m 53s | 304 |
 JuvenileNeed this much for 10% to 50% | 18h 31m 6s | 1,836 |
 AdolescentNeed this much for 50% to 100% | 23h 8m 53s | 820 |
 Total | 43h 58m 53s | 2,960 |
WeightFeeding Trough
6,000 items(60 slots)
Fits in one load
Tek Trough
10,000 items(100 slots)
Fits in one load
Maewing / Maeguana
300 slots
50% weight reduction on meat & berries
At birth, baby holds ~60 food - refill every ~1 minBaby- 4x trough refills needed (food spoils before phase ends)Juvenile- 28x trough refills needed (food spoils before phase ends)Adolescent- 35x trough refills needed (food spoils before phase ends)Spoils in 10m|Trough / Maewing: 40m|
Tek Trough: 16h 40m
During the Baby phase (0-10%), you must hand-feed or use a Maewing to nurse. From Juvenile (10%+), dinos can eat from a Feeding Trough on their own. Use Preserving Salt in troughs to double spoil times.
Found throughout the ARKs, the Astrocetus is a tamable, flying, carnivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended. It falls within the Flyer classification.
The Astrocetus has 2,800 base Health - extremely durable. Dealing 100% base Melee Damage, the Astrocetus brings solid damage output to the table. With 600 base Stamina, the Astrocetus has massive stamina reserves. It carries 2000 base Weight - an enormous weight pool.
As a tame, the Astrocetus excels at carrying heavy loads through the air, making base-to-base logistics much faster. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.99 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.